Friday 21 January 2011

Friday at the Flicks - Blue Tit Drinking

Just the one video this week. It has been more than a bit on the dull side for much in the way of photography recently. When I first spotted this Blue Tit I wondered whether it had been in a scrap. Then I realised its downy feathers were still fluffed out as it was early morning and it had probably just woken up.



 Sometimes I wish I had a camcorder which could film in very low light levels. As this morning was the first well below freezing for a while there were more Blackbirds milling round the lawn than ever at 7.30 a.m.. I gave up counting at forty. The previous few mornings the numbers had dropped to about a dozen.

Have a great weekend observing the wildlife around you.

12 comments:

  1. Nice capture John! I think a lot of us look a bit tatty like that when we have just got out of bed, thank goodness there are no Midmarsh Johns' around to record us ;)

    Forty plus Blackbirds, goodness!!!

    Your previous post was most impressive although I admit to barely understanding a word of it, the results were excellent though and the post title itself deserves a mention for sheer ingenuity :)

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  2. The clip is beautiful - the blue tit sips so daintily - and 40 blackbirds, no less. What a sight. The most I've seen is 12, but 40 - wow!

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  3. I look just like that when I wake up too!

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  4. He's certainly alert in the mornings John; constantly looking around.

    40 Blackbirds! That must be quite a sight. You must have all the population of Lincolnshire's Blackbirds in your garden lol

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  5. Awww, what a little cutie. I think it wins first prize for its adorability ...(I made that word up for the occasion). I meant to mention in the post about the wet pigeon, that it is possible that the Birdy Bistro needs to supply a number of towels in the spa area ;) Poor thing, I felt sorry for it being so wet in the cold!

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  6. Hello Jan. Cameras are a definite no no first thing in the morning lol.
    The colder the morning, the more Blackbirds there are. It was -2.5C yesterday.

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  7. Hello Twosie. Hope you are all keeping well. I keep thinking there can't possibly be more Blackbirds and then every so often they increase.

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  8. I'll take your word for that Matron lol.

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  9. It did look fully awake Keith, if not fully 'dressed'.

    I soon won't be able to see any grass if they keep fetching all their relatives. It just shows how many of a species there can be in an area when they all turn up at the same time. Blackbirds are obviously doing well round here.

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  10. It did look cute Glo.

    I don't know about towels, maybe a covered area with a hair drier in the roof. lol.

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